CHchii·Jun 16, 2024
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Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass
JavaScript2021–2024
zerodytrash / Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass
Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass
A simple browser extension to bypass YouTube's age verification, disable content warnings and watch age restricted videos without having to sign in!
10Distinct people
10Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
2.5KGitHub stars
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What it is
A simple browser extension to bypass YouTube's age verification, disable content warnings and watch age restricted videos without having to sign in!
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Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.
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Observed mentions: 2021-06-01 15:43:36 UTC to 2024-06-16 09:08:19 UTC.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
What Hacker News says
10 sourcesI manage my userscripts via Violentmonkey. I have about 6 active scripts:
- https://github.com/mnghsn/google-search-sidebar
- https://github.com/Zren/ResizeYoutubePlayerToWindowSize/
- https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/457219-disable-youtube-aut...
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190216022504/https://greasyfor...
- https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restrictio...
- "Red scrolling indicator": marks unread vs read scroll position on page-down
- "Bkmks Instant": custom script to turn bkmks.com search box into instant filter.
In Ask HN: How do you use userscripts?https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restrictio...
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/423851-simple-youtube-age-...
Works fine for me on FireFox + Greasemonkey
In Calif. Law to Protect Children's Privacy Could Lead to Invasive Age VerificationCoincidentally posted 2 days ago:
https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restrictio...
> This extension uses some API tricks to access age-restricted videos from YouTube anonymously.
In TerminatedSimple YouTube Age Restriction Bypass
41 points · Open discussionI think the age restrictions are bullshit as well, try this userscript: https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restrictio...
In UK.gov to make adults give credit card details for access to Facebook or TikTokthere are js scripts like https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restrictio... so it seems like this will get fixed eventually
In YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videosThis [0] still works, so it should be doable by youtube-dl too.
0: https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restrictio...
In YouTube-dl can no longer download age-restricted videos